Sec. 21111. Permit to drill application timeline
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Section 17(p)(2) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(p)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall decide whether to issue a permit to drill within 30 days after receiving an application for the permit. The Secretary may extend such period for up to 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Secretary has given written notice of the delay to the applicant. The notice shall be in the form of a letter from the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary, and shall include the names and titles of the persons processing the application, the specific reasons for the delay, and a specific date a final decision on the application is expected.
If the application is denied, the Secretary shall provide the applicant— in writing, clear and comprehensive reasons why the application was not accepted and detailed information concerning any deficiencies; and an opportunity to remedy any deficiencies. If the Secretary has not made a decision on the application by the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date the application is received by the Secretary, the application is deemed approved, except in cases in which existing reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) are incomplete.
If the Secretary decides not to issue a permit to drill in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— provide to the applicant a description of the reasons for the denial of the permit; allow the applicant to resubmit an application for a permit to drill during the 10-day period beginning on the date the applicant receives the description of the denial from the Secretary; and issue or deny any resubmitted application not later than 10 days after the date the application is submitted to the Secretary.
Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary shall collect a single $6,500 permit processing fee per application from each applicant at the time the final decision is made whether to issue a permit under subparagraph (A). This fee shall not apply to any resubmitted application. Of all fees collected under this paragraph, 50 percent shall be transferred to the field office where they are collected and used to process protests, leases, and permits under this Act subject to appropriation. .
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